Thiago Motta's nose broken by Brandao, PSG confirm

French champions PSG have confirmed that central midfielder Thiago Motta received a broken nose in the tunnel altercation with Brandao in the aftermath of their win over Bastia on Saturday evening.

Motta, who was born in Sao Paulo but represents Italy at international level, was seemingly attacked after the game by Brandao as the players left the pitch, with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi calling for the forward to be banned for life.

It is not known how long Motta will miss as a result of the assault, with their next game coming this Friday away at Evian TG in Ligue 1.